Both the short-form video apps will be available exclusively under the TikTok name.
The report states that, ByteDance's latest project, the brainchild of founder Zhang Yiming, follows its acquisition of a number of patents from Smartisan, a Chinese phonemaker, and subsequent recruitment of some of its staff.'
The parent company of the lip-sync video app Musical.ly, Bytedance, has decided to merge it with a similar app called TikTok.
Both the short-form video apps will be available exclusively under the TikTok name, FastCompany reported. Existing users of Musical.ly will automatically receive the upgrade.
With the upgrade, the most popular elements of Musical.ly and TikTok will be incorporated into a new feed with highlights from community, recommendation section, and new reaction features.
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